| Emily's Reasons Why Not | |
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 Khary Payton as Josh, Heather Graham as Emily, and Nadia Dajani as Reilly |
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| Format | Sitcom |
| Created by | Carrie Gerlach |
| Starring | Heather Graham Nadia Dajani Khary Payton Smith Cho |
| Country of origin | USA |
| No. Heather Joan Graham (born January 29, 1970) is an American film and television actress. Nadia Dajani (born on December 26, 1965 in Los Angeles, California) is an American actress Khary Payton (born May 16, 1972) is an American actor best known for voicing Cyborg in the Teen Titans animated series Smith Cho is an Asian American Actress. She has appeared in such movies as Bad Boys II, Norbit, Pie in the Sky The United States of America —commonly referred to as the of seasons | 1 |
| No. of episodes | 7 (6 unaired) |
| Production | |
| Running time | 30 minutes |
| Broadcast | |
| Original channel | ABC |
| Original airing | January 9, 2006 |
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| IMDb profile | |
| TV.com summary | |
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The series centered on Emily (Graham), an author of self-help books who is unable to find success in romance. In the premiere episode she ends a bad relationship and adopts a new rule for her romances: if she can list five reasons to break up with a guy then she does so. Emily gets help from her friends, among them Josh whose character is strongly based on gay stereotypes. The show was widely considered a less risqué copycat of Sex and the City. Sex and the City was an American Cable television program The original run of the show was broadcast on HBO from 1998 until 2004 for a [1][2]
In the first episode, she is convinced that the man she was dating was gay when he was actually a devout Mormon practicing chastity. In the English language, gay is an Adjective that in modern usage refers to Homosexuality. TalkMormon#Latter Day Saint vs Latter-day Saint --> Mormon Chastity is Sexual behavior of a man or woman acceptable to the ethical norms and guidelines of a culture civilization or Religion. His open virginity is presented through gay stereotypes, and his preferred sport, Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu is described as "the gayest sport there is" by one of Emily's male co-workers (and ex)[1]. Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu ( BJJ) is a Martial art and Combat sport that focuses on Grappling and especially Ground fighting with the goal The show drew fire from pro-abstinence groups for its inability to portray an abstinent person and relying on stereotypes of homosexuality to portray an intentional virgin. Abstinence is a voluntary restraint from indulging a desire or appetite for certain bodily activities that are widely experienced as giving pleasure Homosexuality refers to sexual behavior with or attraction to people of the same sex or to a Homosexual orientation.
Despite heavy promotion by both Sony and ABC, the show was pulled after the first episode due to drawing only 6. Sony Pictures Television Inc (SPT is an American Television production /distribution company 2 million viewers. Production was stopped after taping six episodes. ABC was said to have spent millions on promotion, including airtime, billboards and radio ads, and considered Emily to be the 'linchpin' of their post-football Monday night schedule. Monday Night Football ( MNF) is a Live television broadcast of the National Football League. The promotion was so heavy and the cancellation so abrupt that some magazines found themselves carrying cover stories about a cancelled show. It was reported that ABC committed to the show and its promotion before seeing a script. After viewing it, ABC's entertainment president suggested that they considered the show lackluster and unlikely to improve. [3][4]
Emily is one of the few primetime TV shows to last only one episode. While the cancellation of a television program after only one season or even during it is a common occurrence in the business of network television programming the following One television critic said there are "over a million 'reasons why not' for this sorry show. " Another, writing in the New York Times, said the cancellation was due in part to the extremely unappealing nature of the main character and the portrayal by Heather Graham. [5]
In 2006, the show aired, in full, on Spain's pay-TV channel Cosmopolitan [6], on Sony Entertainment Television (Latin America)[7], and on ORF1 in Austria. Sony Entertainment Television is a general entertainment channel co-based in Chile, Venezuela and Miami, United States, with heavy collaboration ORF1 (known as FS1 until 1992 is an Austrian television channel
There are currently no plans to release Emily's Reasons Why Not on DVD. DVD (also known as " Digital Versatile Disc " or " Digital Video Disc " - see Etymology)is
Contents |
Cast
- Emily Sanders (Heather Graham)
- Reilly (Nadia Dajani)
- Josh (Khary Payton)
- Glitter Cho (Smith Cho)
See also
Episodes
| Episode # | Title | Date Aired |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Pilot | January 9, 2006 |
| 2 | Why Not to Date Your Gynecologist | Unaired |
| 3 | Why Not to Cheat on Your Best Friend | Unaired |
| 4 | Why Not to Date a Twin | Unaired |
| 5 | Why Not to Hire a Cute Male Assistant | Unaired |
| 6 | Why Not to Look at Bridal Magazines | Unaired |
| 7 | Why Not to Invite Your Vacation Date Home | Unaired |
References
External links
- Emily's Reasons Why Not at the Internet Movie Database
- Emily's Reasons Why Not at TV.com
- List of links to reviews of Emily's Reasons Why Not
- Washington Post article in which the programming chief at ABC discusses why the show was cancelled and why it got as far as it did. Heather Joan Graham (born January 29, 1970) is an American film and television actress. Nadia Dajani (born on December 26, 1965 in Los Angeles, California) is an American actress Khary Payton (born May 16, 1972) is an American actor best known for voicing Cyborg in the Teen Titans animated series Smith Cho is an Asian American Actress. She has appeared in such movies as Bad Boys II, Norbit, Pie in the Sky While the cancellation of a television program after only one season or even during it is a common occurrence in the business of network television programming the following Events 475 - Byzantine Emperor Zeno is forced to flee his capital at Constantinople. Year 2006 ( MMVI) was a Common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. TVcom is a website owned by CNET Networks. The service was launched on June 1 2005 and replaced the popular TV Tome website
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